mcgarvey
Veteran CEG'er
As I reported on here before, a rust spot appeared on the right rear rocker panel under the door. Well, that was a few months ago, and now, it's gotten much bigger. It seems to be spreading maybe 1/2" a month or so. Now, the entire area from the pinch weld up to almost the rolled part under the door is rusted out. I didn't expect it to spread so fast.
It's a shame, because its a 2000 and it's always been extremely well maintained, and only has about 86k miles. Clean interior, perfect paint (other than the rust spot), etc. I really want to save this car from rusting away. I honestly don't care about the way the rusted area looks, I just want to stop the spread.
I thought about cutting and grinding away the rusted metal and filling it with bondo, but I'm concerned because the pinch weld itself is rusted, and I know that is actually a structural component.
So, that's why I'm posting. What to do?
I'll post pics later tonight.
It's a shame, because its a 2000 and it's always been extremely well maintained, and only has about 86k miles. Clean interior, perfect paint (other than the rust spot), etc. I really want to save this car from rusting away. I honestly don't care about the way the rusted area looks, I just want to stop the spread.
I thought about cutting and grinding away the rusted metal and filling it with bondo, but I'm concerned because the pinch weld itself is rusted, and I know that is actually a structural component.
So, that's why I'm posting. What to do?
I'll post pics later tonight.